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    All-cause mortality and cancer incidence among adults exposed to blue asbestos during childhood

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    Reid, Alison
    Franklin, P.
    Olsen, N.
    Sleith, J.
    Samuel, L.
    Aboagye-Sarfo, P.
    de Klerk, N.
    Musk, A.
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Reid, A. and Franklin, P. and Olsen, N. and Sleith, J. and Samuel, L. and Aboagye-Sarfo, P. and de Klerk, N. et al. 2013. All-cause mortality and cancer incidence among adults exposed to blue asbestos during childhood. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 56 (2): pp. 133-145.
    Source Title
    American Journal of Industrial Medicine
    DOI
    10.1002/ajim.22103
    ISSN
    0271-3586
    School
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22152
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    Background: There are few data on the long-term health outcomes of exposure to asbestos in childhood. This study investigated cancer and mortality of adults exposed to blue asbestos as children. Methods: Data linkage to relevant health registries was used to identify cancers and mortality in a cohort of adults (n=2,460) that had lived in an asbestos mining town during their childhood (<15 years). Results: There were 217 (93 female) incident cancers and 218 (70 female) deaths among the cohort. Compared with the Western Australian population females had elevated mesothelioma, ovarian and brain cancers, and increased "all cause" and "all cancer" mortality. Males had elevated mesothelioma, leukemia, prostate, brain, and colorectal cancers, and excess mortality from "all causes," "all cancers," circulatory disease, diseases of the nervous system, and accidents. Conclusion: Exposure to blue asbestos in childhood is associated with an increased risk of cancer and mortality in adults. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc..

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